Nature connectedness is increasingly recognised globally as a strategy for transformative change. At the University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group, we’re exploring how professionals across sectors—from health and education to urban design and the arts—are helping people build deeper relationships with nature. Your insights can help shape policy and practice aligned with these global priorities.

Whether you’re designing green cities, creating nature-inspired art, improving wellbeing through outdoor experiences, or shaping policy for sustainable farming—your work is part of a growing ecosystem of change.

To take part click here by 30^th January 2026 – full details below.

Our research aims to understand and highlight work that connects people with the rest of nature: current practices, barriers and opportunities, collaborations, and visions for a more deeply nature-connected society. We want to learn what’s already happening—and what’s possible—when we reconnect with the rest of nature.

Help us map the nature connection ecosystem. Share this invitation with colleagues and networks—the more voices we hear, the stronger the movement for transformative change.

Who can take part?
If you’re working on initiatives that help people build a closer relationship with the natural world, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re in policy, practice, research, or community action – your insights matter.

We would like to hear from anybody whose professional work involves connecting people with the rest of Nature, particularly where the emphasis is on enhancing people’s relationship with nature (i.e. more than just spending more time in Nature). You may work in policy, professional practice, or in applied research and impact. We are interested in hearing from those working in any sector (education, health, policy, conservation, urban design, farming, the arts, academia, community support and more), and at any scale, from individual to international.

What will participation involve?
If you choose to take part, you will be asked to complete an online survey. The survey includes a mix of ‘tick box’ and open-ended questions and should take approximately 15–20 minutes to complete. If you choose to write a lot in the open-ended questions, it may take longer but we do not expect it would take longer than 30 minutes. You will be asked about your organisation’s purpose and scale, current activities and impact, barriers and opportunities, sectoral collaboration, personal and cultural Nature connection, vision and inspiration

To take part click here by 30^th January 2026.

We’d like as many responses as possible from far and wide, so please share this invitation widely with colleagues, networks, and partners. The more perspectives we gather, the better we can understand the full nature connection ecosystem and the amazing work happening across sectors.

Nature connectedness is not just a local challenge—it’s a global priority. By contributing your insights, you’ll help build a clearer picture of how we can reconnect people and nature for a healthier, fairer, and more sustainable world. Together, we can turn transformative change from a report into reality.